egg

Example Sentences

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As of Friday morning, a bit of shell could be seen popping out on the top of the egg.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

He is described as a man who had “poked his chin up sideways, carrying his nose with that aforesaid appearance of ‘sniff,’ as though despising an egg which he knew he could not digest.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

A hard-boiled egg is something else entirely: firm, portable, reliable, tucked into lunchboxes or sliced over a salad.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

The egg producer’s fiscal third-quarter earnings topped analysts’ estimates, as did revenue of $667 million, which handily beat calls for $642.5 million.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

“Maybe happy, maybe not. Keep an open mind! You know what they say, Lady No-Longer-Widow. No matter how big the egg, don’t count your ostriches before they hatch, eh?”

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood